A new 4-litre V8 engine joins the Bentley Continental line-up, delivering the much-needed hot performance combined with significant environmental achievements.
At the Detroit Fair, British Bentley is expected to officially present a new one, V8 twinturbo engine, which completes the range of available Continental GT Coupe and GTC variants. It is worth clarifying that this 4-liter engine is placed one step lower than the 6,0 W12 of the brand, which will continue to be available at the top of the Continental GT and GTC model pyramid.
According to company executives, this engine delivers 507 horses at 6.000 rpm. and torque 660 Nm, which are available consistently from 1.750 up to 5.000 rpm. ensuring acceleration from stop to first 100 km/h in a time less than 5 δλ. and top speed of the order of 290 km / h. Benchmark this supercharged diamond, beyond their automatic transmission 8 relations with which he will cooperate, is the system that will stop the supply of fuel to fuel economy reasons 4 from the 8 cylinders, when the driver does not exhaust the travel of the right pedal. However, for now, Bentley does not release exact average fuel consumption figures for the engine in question, and by extension, carbon dioxide emissions for each kilometer of vehicle travel.
Such as, Nevertheless, she assures in the official press release of the new Continental GT Coupe/GTC, this new engine is part of its action plan, which refers to Bentley's commitment to limit consumption, but also of the pollutant emissions of its models at a rate that will reach 40%. Indicatively, as emphatically noted by the makers of the brand, this engine will be able to provide British models with a range of up to 800 km. Another element that the official announcements of the British do not make clear is whether the engine in question, who, despite any interventions in its mapping it is the same as the one that drives Audi S6s, S7 and S8, is able to consume bio-ethanol as an alternative fuel, as is the case with their 6 liter W12 640 horses.
By design, the Continental GT and GTC that will host the engine in question will have the following design differences: new grille in black and aluminum border, red 'B' logo, slightly redesigned front bumper, wheels 20 inches (optionally 21 inches), rear exhausts in the shape of a… lying “8”. More information is expected to be announced early next month, so the new 8-cylinder Continental GT/GTC will officially appear on the Bentley stand at the Detroit International Show.
Source : 4troxoi.gr